Before the oil well must come a water well. Pictured during early August, 1950 at the site of the Clarence Iverson wildcat is water well driller J.F. Bruten of Williston discussing the project with R.E. Tinsley of Worland, Wyoming, Loffland...

View of three women smiling and one man all wearing hard hats at an oil well site. Caption with photograph - "A new record was set in Divide County recently when a three 'man' geologist crew on one rig turned out to be all women. With consulting...

A large crowd has gathered to celebrate drilling operations at the Big Viking Oil Co. wildcat oil rig. Members of a large band are seated in the foreground of the photograph, playing their instruments and viewing music on music stands. Musical...

A large crowd has gathered to celebrate drilling operations at the Big Viking Oil Co. wildcat oil rig. At the base of the well, a large group of men, women, and children are walking, talking, and viewing the rig. Several automobiles are parked near...

Heavy winter snowfall during the winter months of 1951 made it difficult to keep the road open to the Clarence Iverson wildcat. Even bulldozers had problems. Pictured is Christ Boe of Ray, working on a 20-foot drift. His partner, Ed Daniel, also of...

"Jealousy of western North Dakota's oil wealth is nothing new. Ever since the beginning of oil production in the state, the have-not counties have been trying to 'stick their finger in the pie' as the old saying goes. There have been numerous...

"Jealousy of western North Dakota's oil wealth is nothing new. Ever since the beginning of oil production in the state, the have-not counties have been trying to 'stick their finger in the pie' as the old saying goes. There have been numerous...